Senior Communications Advisor

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Type: Fixed term (until June 2026)
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Survivor Experiences Services
Branch: Partnerships and Commissions

• Are you an experienced communications specialist?
• Have you successfully led the development and delivery of communications strategies and plans?
• Do you have a background developing communication plans for minority or marginalised (hard-to-reach) groups of people?
• Are you interested in making a difference for Survivors of trauma?

Then this role may be for you.

Better New Zealand

Working at Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.

Survivor Experiences Service

Te Tari Taiwhenua provides continued support to Survivors of abuse in care through the Survivor Experiences Service.

The Survivor Experiences Service provides a safe, supportive, confidential place for Survivors to share their experiences of abuse in care, to support healing. The Service supports Survivors to locate and obtain their personal records related to their time in care.

Senior Communications Advisor role

As the Senior Communications Advisor you will be responsible for developing a deep understanding and knowledge of the operations of the business and the people it serves.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Skills to produce tactical communications, including print and digital collateral, that best reaches marginalised communities particularly Māori, Pacific Peoples, disabled people, and Deaf.
• Strategic communications experience in a variety of organisations across the public sector with demonstrable results.
• Relationship management and influencing skills at many levels of an organisation.
• The ability to work, integrated with the Service teams, to strengthen communications capability, and ensure communications meet evolving business needs.
• Resilience and empathy with emotional strength, sound judgement and tact in dealing with complex and sensitive issues.
• The ability to expertly manage complex issues and projects, and to make sense of quickly evolving situations.

You'll be joining a team passionate about supporting Survivors of trauma from abuse in care. This is a new role giving you the ability to continue to shape the communications strategy to meet the needs of the Service.

At Te Tari Taiwhenua, we value facetime to build strong relationships, as well as working from home and flexing hours to fit with your real life. In joining us, you'll get interesting work that's unique within New Zealand, that brings awesome opportunities to grow your skills and develop your career. You'll see that the work you do here is meaningful and makes a real difference.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access. Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria, but you're excited about this opportunity, please do get in touch - we value the different skills and experience that diversity brings.

Applications close: 5pm, 30 June 2025.
For more information please contact: florence.bleasdale@survivorexperiences.govt.nz
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